The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-10
A DREAM OF TRUTH.
Concluded from .Second Pnne.

sooner made this resolve and set my thought to fulfill it when quick draught of air seemed to speed around and about me and behold I stood in the highway just where it led into the little town.
 There were but few people to be seen: the town apparently had not arisen. 1 noticed a young man who seemed dressed as for a gala day, com ing toward me. He passed within a few feet of me and entered gate lead ing to a cottage standing back from the main highway a short distance.
 I had noticed the door of this house open. The actions of the young boor were unusual, the hour being early, so without any particular motive fol- lowed. He was met at the door by 8 young woman who seemed to have been weeping. She bade him good morning in a broken voice, and as he entered I looked ill the room and the whole was clear. There in the centre of the room upon rough pine trestles lay shrouded corpse. Near the win dow sat an old woman and d lad watchers through the night. When the young man had made his awk- ward entrance, the old woman arose and kissing the girl took her depart ure with the lad, much to the comfort of the young man, and, seemingly. to the satisfaction of the girl. The woman had no sooner gone than the man rather crept than walked to the side of the girl, who was regarding him with sidelong glances, and plac- ing his arm around her waist repeated the performance in which the old woman had indulged.
 Then with many blusheS and whis- pered words he led her to a sofa in seemed the memory of the dead passed entirely away from them and they abandoned themselves to all manner of lover like acts.
 I lad never before witnessed love scene since time it smote me like pain to remember, but it did not seem to me that the chamber of death was just the place wherein to indulge in vain caresses, and a sensation of anger took possession of me and 1 began to consider if there might not be some means through which could revenge the dead upon these careless living, when suddenly thought flashed upon me that caused my very sight to grow dim for moment. It may have been jealousy that prompted, at least I felt indignant that these two young fools should Haunt human weakness in the very presence of the dead.
 hesitate6 moment, but the girl, with her yellow head upon the breast of the young male idiot, cast a sim pering look at the corpse and then turned and gazed into the face of her lover with the same simple look. l hesitated no longer, but went inside and stood by the side of the sheeted form.
 I could not see the body, but it seemed to be man. 1 had resolved, if possible, to do thing which, if l had been in the flesh, would doubtless have caused my blood to run cold: but as I was not 1 experienced no such uncomfortable sensation.
 resolved to place myself in that body, just as had in my own. when Morelrs will sprang forth and caught me. At least determined to make the attempt. I collected all my will together, and as one launches word from the lips, sent my whole ex- istence and being through the cere- cloth, and in a moment more, just as it had been when Morell recalled me gazing in the mirror, opened my eyes-but not in my library. For an instant I did not know where l was, although it had been but few sec- onds since stood beside the body I now actually occupied. said 1 opened my eyes, but in truth that was rather a difficult task: they seemed glued together. Then saw white cover just above me; then faint scent broke upon me, then it dawned upon me that 1 was in reality the oc- cupant of another body than my own. I lav for some time pondering my course. distinctly heard the whis- pering voices of the two foolish low CTS, and the sound reused me to en- ergy. l made an attempt to bring the right arm to my face to unscreen it, for the air was stifiing but the arm was so rigidly stiff that at first it would not bend. I clasped the fingers, which like rusty hinges halted and snapped, but finally closed. There was a sudden cessation of the whis- pering the pair had doubtless heard the noise made by the closing hand, which was really harsh and disagree able
 But they began the love making al most instantly afterward, AS though treasured by the silence. Then l sum- moned all the force of my strength into the upper part of the body oc- cupied and raised it up to a sitting